Bloxed Change History

Fixed bug in screen memory allocation (got broken in RPC mode upgrade).
Major overhaul to allow >2 player games (blame Graham Robinson for this).
Fixed bug that caused the modules not to be RmKilled on exit and config files not to be loaded.
Key and configuration saving fixed and added version number.
Redraw code sped up so 3 player games should run on ARM 2 machines.
Reconverted all backdrop images.
Added LES..'s best high score to table.
RiscPC mode definitions tweaked.

Time frames from real time clock rather than vsync. This should give the same game speed regardless of screen refresh rate.
Default configuration now stored in code. Config file only created when configuration is saved. Config file removed from distribution.
Trap errors when saving or loading config file.

Improved text entry for configuration options to allow Ctrl-K and backspace.
Flush buffer before reading configuration text strings.
Set up text window before loading backdrops so large messages don't scroll configuration screen.

Remmed out code to chose block file.
Added code to select backdrop file.
Improved text entry for configuration options to allow Ctrl-A, Ctrl-E, Ctrl-U Ctrl-left and Ctrl-right.
Added Configuration section to the !Help file.

Moved backdrops back out of code.
Moved all block sprites into one file.
Added sprites for blomb explosion.
Expanded high score tables to 50 entries.
Added animation for bomb.
Allow each multi-frame object (bomb, filler, shooter and explosion) to have a different number of frames animation - number of frames need no longer be a power of 2.
Now tries to grab as much memory as possible, this is a preliminary to allowing alternate backdrop and block files.
Added configuration option to select backdrop and block files (ignored at the moment).
Some of Lee's sprites made default.

Altered assembly code to make it relocatable.
Moved compilation off-line to separate program to produce an object file.
Moved the multiple data files into the object file (this will probably be a temporary move).
Made it clear screen and print goodbye when escape pressed.

Fixed bug - 'Missing ENDIF' in key definition procedure (thanks Pelago).
Allow saving of configuration (thanks everybody).
Allow centring of screen in one player mode (thanks Robert).
Fixed bug that caused shooter not to fire occasionally (thanks everybody).
Fixed bug that caused filled blocks to change colour on transfer (thanks me).
Added auto repeat on the left and right keys (deliberately not on the turn key - I found this dodgy), configurable repeat rate (thanks everybody).
!Help file - Notes for 1 Meg Users, About The Author and Thanks added.
Trimmed comments and tightened some code to keep in 512k wimp slot.
Fixed obscure bug in filler (thanks Pelago).

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